Apparel-belt buckle



S. SFIUFELW.d

APPAREL BELT BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2e. |919.

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@T @FFME AYPAREL-BELT BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed September 26, 1919. Serial No. 326,572.

T 0 all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that i, STELLA SHUFELDT, a citizen Vot' the United btates, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State or' Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparel- Belt Buckles, ot' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in apparel belt buckles ot' the species inwhich the free end of the belt is hidden beneath the fixed end, and the objects ot' my iniprovenients are to provide a belt that will not abrade the apparel of the wearer, be durable and siglitly and conceal the adjustable end4 oi the belt when being worn, and is a further development of the invention disclosed in my application Ser. No. 305,973, waste belt buckles, filed June 23, 1919.

I attain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,- Y

Figure l is a central horizontal Vsection through the buckle showing both the fixed and free ends of the belt in Jfull lines and means for securing the buckle to the belt.

Fig. 2 is a Vcentral horizontal section through the buckle body with all other parts removed except the holding roller.

Fig. 3 is a view of the belt and buckle from the center of a body surrounded by the belt.

Fig. X-X.

Fig. 5 is a view of the device for holding one end of the belt fixed.

4 is a section of Fig. l on the line Fig. 6 isa view of the fixed belt-holding` of the invention in which the buckle is made in two parts only.

Fics. 9 to 13 inclusive are side elevation, end elevation, horizontal section. horizontal section with a part broken away, and a fragmental side elevation of a part shown in Figs. 9 to l1 inclusive. respectivel v,'ot` a form of the device in which the metal sides of the body are so Jformed as to present a ysmooth rounded surface against the clothing.

Fig. 14 is a transverse section of 15 on the line A-A showin? a slightly modlfied form of means for keeping the Dernianent belt holding device in place. the end ot' said belt holding device being shown in full lines.

Referring to Figs. l to 6 inclusive:

l is Vthe iixed end ot' the belt; 2, the adjustable end of the belt which is held between the flat surface i ot' the buckle and roller d operating in the slanting groovts 4f in the usual'well known manner. For the purpose ot securing one end ot the belt firmly to the buckle there are two tongues 5 and 6 formed in each side oi' the buckle the lower end otl each being Yl'ornied as shown, that is to say, a rectangular opening 7 being cut through the side of the buckle, part oit it from the end of the tongue and part tre-m the side ot the buckle. 8 is a fastening iter securing the end of the belt to the buckle; it is shown with the belt side up and has formed in a bent portion, teeth 10. ln securing the belt to the buckle, fastening 8V is pushed into place as shown, with the lingers, both sides and tongues springing slightly to let the projections 9 enter openings 7,

after which the tongues spring` inwardly slightly and prevent fastening 8 from becoming disengaged irom the buckle. 'in presing fastening 8 into place the'teeth 10 must be prfssed through the end ot the belt in order that tonges 6 may spring over pro jections 9.

It is obvious that when the vbelt is in place around the body the adjustable cnil of the belt will .be concealed by the buckle and the fixed end of the beit.

in Figs-7 and S-the belt fastening for the fixed end of the belt is formed integral ass-hewn with what is the vertical side of the belt when in place on the body. the body; 12, the belt-holding device having teeth 13 formed therein. There are also teeth 14 on the opposing plate adapted to meet and fit between teeth 13 and thus securely hold the belt. 15 is a tongue similar to tongues 5. There is of course one ot' these tongues on each side of the belt, which hold part l2 against the belt once it is iorccd down in place; It is obvious that the adjustable end of the belt will be concealed when the belt is being worn, and that there will be nothing to obstruct the entrance of the adjustable end of the belt when adjusting it to the body. Further explanation ot these figures is not deemed necessary.

Referring to Fics. 9 to 13 inclusive:

1G is the vertically disposed outside portion of the buckle; 17, a part integral therewith and similar in every way to part l2, Figs. 7 and 8. The sides 17 are turned as shown-in Fig. 10, but shown broken away for the sake of clearness and indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 9. The object of' this turning is to obviate injurious wearing of the apparel by a narrow metallic edge. 1S

vthe belt.

Fig. 11 shows the fixed end of the beltV secured to the buckle by the means just described.

Tongues 21 are identical with tongue. 5, Fig. 2, and hold part 17 in the same way. 23 is the roller for holding the adjustable end of the belt. Fig. 13 is a plan view of a fragment of part 17 showing it as it would appear when released from tongues 21.

In Figs. 14: and 15 the invention is shown probably in its simplest iorin. 21 are the sides; 25, the portion for holding the fixed end 'of the belt, and 26 the belt. 27 are the tongues for holding part 25 in place.

Fig. 14 is a section on the line A-A looks ing toward the right. In this form of the Vinvention portion 25 is of uniform width 'throughout its length, and when it is pressed down to hold belt 26, the sides 24 spring out slightly letting it pass between tongues 26 and when once below said tongues the sides `spring in as shown and the tongues hold it in contact with the belt.

The plate 8 of Fig. 1 and the corresponding plates 12 and 17 shown in the other figures, are each connected at one end directly to the back of the front plate, the plate 8, 12, orr17 as the case may be, being deflected away from the front plate to form a space between it on the said front plate to receive the belt, the belt being secured in position by easy. lso the combination of the locking tongues with the s pringv plate brings abouta particularly rigid and -secure Vfastening means for the overlapping belt end.

The operation has been explained as the description proceeded. Y' l. l claim: i

1. A belt buckle including a front plate having parallel sides projecting from the back thereof, a spring plate connected along one end to the rear f'ace of the front plate, and means for locking said plate in sprung position against a belt end interposed between tlie spring plate and the back plate.

2. A belt buckle including va front plate with parallel sides projecting from the back thereof, a plate secured along one end to the rear face of the front plate, opposed teeth carried by the free ends of said plates and tongues carried by the sides of said front plateand interlocking with said supported plate to hold the saine against a beltend interposed between it and said front plate.

:3. A belt buckle including a front plate havingV parallel sides projectingV from the back thereof, a spring plateconnected along one end to said front plateand tongues car ried by said sides to engage with and hold said spring plate in retaining engagement with a vbelt end Y interposed between the spring plate and the front plate. .Y September 23, 1919.

sfr'nLLasHUrELDT.

Witness: n j Y H. E. NYGREN. 

